Thursday, April 03, 2014

[473] Spring into good health with MTSU student nurses’ health fair April 3

The MTSU Student Nurses Association will conduct a health
fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the first floor lobby of the Student
Union Building. The event is free and open to the public.

“Our generation is one that can make a difference in our own
health,” said Caitlyn Wilson, a senior nursing major from Christiana, Tenn.,
and a member of the MTSU Student Nurses Association. “We are responsible for
ensuring that we, as a nursing profession, educate the public about …
maintaining good health.”

In addition, LaShan Mathews, a public health educator with
the Rutherford County Health Department, will be on hand to provide her
expertise.

Mathews earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise science and
a graduate certificate in health care management and gerontology from MTSU. She
is scheduled to receive her master’s degree in health from MTSU in May.

“By promoting healthy lifestyles that avoid health risks and
educating Tennesseans about the rewards we enjoy when we protect the health of
our communities, our families and ourselves, we are all able to enjoy better
health,” Mathews said.

Vendors who will have information tables at the fair include
Genesis Healing Center, Infinity Birthing Center, the American Heart
Association, the American Red Cross, Pa Bunk’s Natural Market & Café, MTSU
Pharmacy Services, MTSU Health Promotion and the Health & Safety Committee
of the MTSU President’s Commission on the Status of Women.

For more information, contact Wilson at scw3i@mtmail.mtsu.edu or the MTSU
School of Nursing at 615-898-2437.